The Idiot - Elif Batuman

Selin arrives at Harvard in the mid 1990s, newly independent and quietly observing the strange rituals of university life. Through classes, friendships and long, awkward emails, she begins to piece together what it means to be young, uncertain and in love.

When she becomes entangled in an ambiguous relationship with a mathematics student named Ivan, Selin finds herself drifting through a year shaped by language, literature and unanswered questions.

Elif Batuman writes with dry wit and remarkable precision, capturing the absurdity and tenderness of early adulthood. The novel moves through moments that feel both mundane and quietly profound; this is less a coming-of-age novel and more a look at the slow process of becoming oneself.

The Idiot is a novel about thinking too much, feeling deeply and trying to understand the world.

For readers drawn to intelligent, funny, quietly observant literary fiction.

Format: Paperback 
Publisher: Vintage
Page count: 423
ISBN: 9780099583172
Origin: USA
Condition: VERY GOOD